Ornament and method of making the same



G. W. DOVER ORNAMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Oct. 12 1926.

Filed March 20. 1925 m 7 Q a Patented Oct. 12, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE w. DOVER, 0F LONGMEADOW, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR To JUSTIN nENDER- son, or LARCHMONT, NEW YORK.

ORNAMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME.

Application filed March 20, 1925.

This invention relates to a newand useful ornament and method of making the same, and more particularly :to an ornament adapted for use in connection with pendants, necklaces, brooches, p ns, buckles, earrings, as well as other artlcles of ewelry, dress and personal adornment generally.

One object '01": the invention is to ;P1OVl'dB a novel form of ornament 'of pleasing and artistic shape which presents the appearance of a nugget of goldwh ch may or may not be made of green gold or other tinted forms of the metal and which may also serve as a background for any one of a variety of precious or semiprecious stones.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel method of construction for forming an ornament of the character described by which the same imay be readily formed in an efficient manner and at a cost to permit its use generally in connection with a great variety of ornamental devlces for personal adornment. 7

Other objects and advantages of the m-- vention relate to the various new and improved details of construction as well as certain novel steps and sequence of steps in the method of making the same as Wlll be more fully set forth in the detailed description to follow. a

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application wherein like reference characters designate corresponding .parts throughout the several views Fig. 1 is a plan view-of aportion ofthe material used in forming the ornament, illustrating the relative positi'on oft'he par-ts prior to the manipulation of the same to form the ornament. w

Fig. 2 .i-sa vertical sectional =view, taken along the line 2--2 of Fig. 1 further illus, tra-tingthe relative position of theimaterials employed.

Fig. dis a. topplan View of the material shown inFigs. 1 (and :2, illustratingi the position of; the same after theedges of the material-shown inFi-g; 1 lltlVGibGEIllt/UIDGd upwardly in the a formation 10f .the ornament.

Fig. 4i is a top plan view .of the ornament after the upturned edges as shown in'Fi-g. 3 have been folded downwardly over the front face of the ornament.

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Fig. 5 is a top plan View of the completed ornament, and,

Fig. 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional View of the completed ornament, taken along the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated herewith, l designates a relatively thin metal plate which maybe of solid gold, gold plate, silver or other metal such. for example, as a metal adapted to receive a plating of gold, silver or the like. The metal plate'l may be cut in various regular or irregular shapes dependent upon the shape of ornament which is to be formed but in the present instance is of octagonal form for the purpose of forming an ornament of oval shape. Placed upon-the upper face of the metal plate '1 is a sheet of wire fabric ormesh of the same or substantially the same shape'as the metal plate '1 although under certain conditions it may be" found advisable to make the size of thesheet of wire mesh 2 either slightlylarger or slightly smaller than the metal base plate 1," and when the" wire mesh 2 is made slightly larger thanthe base'plate 1 the edgethereot' may be turned over'the edge of the metal "plate lin order tohold the sheets firmly together in the further manipulation of the material.

The material 'bein g'arranged as shown-in Fig. 1, a former,-(not shown) which has a suitable contour for imparting the "desired shape to the finished ornament, is placed upon the superposed sheets and-upon the sheet of Wire mesh or metallic fabric, and the'edges of the composite sheet material are turned upwardly therearound as indi cated in Fig. 3. The formeryin the present instance, isoval in outline as shownin Fig.

In bending :the edges of the composite sheet material upwardly around the'central former, "I prefer to fold the'straight sides of the octagonal sheet substantially closely :against the edge of the former as indicated at 3 thus forming fOlClSflti the corners of the octagonal sheet as indicated at 4.

The upwardly extending edge 3 of the composite sheet material is then fo'lded udownwardly'against main body portion 5 of thezsheet as shown in Fig. 4, the folds-'4 being turned over to form, as far as'possmooth rounded folds to: give the 'ornament a pleasing and artistic appearance. The folds formed in the material along the sides of oval ornament are substantially uniform in size and shape in the present embodiment of the invention and are designated by thereference characters 6, while the two folds at each end of the oval are somewhat larger than the side folds and are made in the form of whorls 7 thereby increasing the ornamental effect of the structure. One or more supports for the ornament may be inserted by means of which the ornament may be supported from a necklace, earring or the like. The support comprises an eye 8 provided with a shank 9 for inserting into the ornament and a col lar 1O surrounding the shank and adapted to bear against the ornament.

In the insertion of the support, a small opening is formed in the folded edge of the metal plate 1 and metal fabric 2 by means of a piercing tool of slightly less diameter than the shank 9, whereupon the collar 10 is placed over the shank and the shank 9 forced into the opening formed, the reduced size of the opening causing the shank to be frictionally engaged and partially held by the material. A small amount of solder may be caused to flow beneath the collar and around the shank thereby firmly securing the same in place. When the composite fabric material has been folded into the position shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, a seat 11 for a gem setting or other ornamental element is formed thereon by pressing a die of suitable shape against the face of the ornament whereby a sharp indentation of the desired size for the reception of the gem setting is formed. A central opening 12 is formed in the structure shown in Fig. t prior to the placing of the setting thereon, the opening thus formed serving to admit light at the rear ofthe gem.

After the formation of the opening 12 in the ornament, a gem setting 13, provided with an upstanding rim it for holding an ornamental stone 15 in place, is placed upon the seat 11 previously formed and secured to the front face of the ornament by soldering or in any other desired manner.

A back plate 17 provided with a central opening 18, and an inturned flange 19 surrounding the central opening 18, is secured to the back of the ornament by soldering or otherwise in such a manner that the flange 19 projects within the central opening 12 and conceals or partially conceals the raw edges of the inturned composite sheet material from view.

In the construction of ornaments of the character described, it is found that the use of a composite sheet is highly important since the presence of the wire mesh or fabric within the folded over metal plate lserves to form a cushion for the folded over portions of the plate and gives a rounded appearance to the folds which are otherwise inclined to bend sharply and non-uniformly.

The presence of the wire mesh or fabric therefor serves to so support the metal plate as to enable the production of full rounded edges and substantially even uniform folds whereby the appearance of the ornament is greatly enhanced as well as to give increased rigidity thereto, it will retain its shape and form under ordinary conditions of use.

While the present embodiment of the invention discloses the use of a single sheet of wire mesh or fabric folded within the metal plate, a plurality of such sheets may be employed'if desired and other suitable or appropriate material may be substituted for the wire mesh or fabric although I prefer the fabric material by reason of the facility with which it may be applied and the extent to which it serves to stiffen and sup portthe thin metal plate. lVhile the metal plate may be formedv of a precious metal as gold, it may also be formed of a suitable base metal and a plating of precious metal applied thereto before the gem setting is secured in place thereon. It will be seen upon reference to Fig. 5 of the drawings that the inturned edges of the metal plate are formed to provide radial folds 6 along the sides of the oval ornament while ornamental folds or whorls 7 are formed adjacent to the ends thereof. Nhile this arrangement of folds illustrates one method of shaping the inturned edges to produce a pleasing and artistic effect, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be regarded as limited to the particular arrangement or form of the folds as shown herein since I am aware that the fabric may be shaped and arranged in various ways and with various forms and combinations of pleats and folds to give the same an ornamental and pleasing appearance.

While I have set forth with considerable particularity the exact construction of one form of the ornament and the particular steps and sequence of steps which may be employed in its construction, it is to be understood that the ornament is capable of considerable modification in shape, form and arrangement of ornamental features as well as in the various steps and sequence of steps employed in its formation, and I therefore do not desire to be limited to the exact construction shown and described nor to the use of the exact steps and sequence of steps employed, except as the same may be ineluded within the terms of the following claims when broadly construed in the light of my invention.

What I claim is 1. An ornament comprising a thin metal sheet having its edge portions bent inwardly to form folds and a sheet of cushioning material interposed between the inturned edge portions of said metal sheet and the main body portion thereof, and an ornamental.

stone positioned substantially centrally of said ornament and supported by the inturned edges of said metal sheet.

4. An ornament comprising a metal sheet having its edges inturned, a sheet of fabric material interposed between the inturned edge portions of said metal sheet and the main body portion thereof, said metal sheet and fabric material being provided with registering openings formed substantially centrally thereof, and an ornamental stone positioned substantially centrally of said ornament and opposite the said openings.

5. An ornament formed from a composite sheet made up of a relatively thin metal sheet and a sheet of metallic fabric, the metallic fabric being superposed upon the metal sheet, the edges of said composite sheet being inturned to fold the same against the sheet of metallic fabric, and an ornamental member positioned substantially centrally of said ornament and overlying a portion of the inturned edges of said composite sheet.

6. An ornament comprising a metal sheet having the edges thereof bent inwardly therearound and arranged in the form of folds and a cushion of fabric material interposed between said inturned edges and the main body portion of said sheet.

7. An ornament comprising a metal sheet having its edges inturned, fabric interposed between the inturned edge portions of said metal sheet and the main body portion thereof, and a support for said ornament comprising a member provided with a shank adapted to be inserted in said plate and fabric, and means for securing said shank against removal therefrom.

8. An ornament comprising a metal sheet having its edges inturned and provided with a central opening, fabric material interposed betweenthe inturned edge portions of said metal sheet and the main body portion thereof, an ornamental element secured to the inturned edges of said metal sheet, and a plate secured to the back of said metal sheet provided with a central opening and an inturned flange extending therearound, the said flange projecting within the opening formed in said metal plate.

9. The method of forming an ornament which comprises, superposing a sheet of metallic fabric material upon a metal sheet, folding the edges of said sheets inwardly upon the fabric material, perforatin said sheets substantially centrally thereof, and securing an ornament to the inturned edges of said sheets opposite the perforation formed therein.

10. The method of forming an ornament which comprises, superposing a sheet of metallic fabric material upon a metal sheet, folding the edges of said sheets inwardly upon the fabric material, pressing the inner portions of saidinturned edges to form a seat, and securing an ornamental element to said seat.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

GEORGE W. DOVER. 

